Linden station (CTA)

For other uses, see Linden railway station.

Linden   500N 400W
General information
Location	349 Linden Avenue Wilmette, Illinois 60091
Coordinates	42.07379°N 87.69056°W / 42.07379; -87.69056
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Purple Line
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	328 Spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	April 2, 1912
Rebuilt	1991–93
Previous names	Linden-Wilmette (Station Sign)
Passengers
2017	311,242  3%
Rank	130 out of 143
Services
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Linden Avenue Terminal
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The original Linden Station
Built	1912
Architect	Arthur Gerber
Architectural style	Prairie School
NRHP reference No.	84001002
Added to NRHP	1984
Track layout to Linden Yard to Linden Yard Purple Line south to Howard or Loop

Linden is an 'L' station and the northern terminus of CTA's Purple Line. It is the only 'L' stop in Wilmette, Illinois, and is located at 349 Linden Avenue.

History

Linden destination sign

The original station opened in 1912, with a station house designed by Arthur Gerber added in 1913. In 1984, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. A new station was built close to the original station from October 1991 until September 1993; the original station house has since been converted into retail space.

Location

The station is located at 349 Linden Avenue in Wilmette, Illinois. It is the northernmost 'L' station in the CTA system, and it is the only remaining station on the Purple Line at ground level after the line descends from the elevated embankment shortly after crossing the North Shore Channel and entering Wilmette. An older station, the Linden Avenue Terminal, remains; it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The station is only a few blocks west of the Bahá'í House of Worship, and is about a mile east of Metra's Wilmette station.

Bus connections

Pace

• 421 Wilmette Avenue (weekday rush hours only)
• 422 Linden CTA/Glenview/Northbrook Court (weekdays only)
• 423 Linden CTA/The Glen/Harlem CTA (weekdays only)

External links

Media related to Linden (CTA) at Wikimedia Commons

• Linden Station Page at Chicago-L.Org
• CTA - Train schedule: Purple

• Ridership figures, 2009 (172 KiB)

• Linden Station Page CTA official site
• Linden Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View